Patent · US Expired

Moveable vehicular storage box

US4635992A · kind A · utility

117Cited by

16References

5Claims

0Family size

Inventors

Gene Hamilton · Austin, US
Gale Hawkins · Twin Falls, US
Lynn R. Potthast · Twin Falls, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 26, 1984
Grant date	Jan 13, 1987
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 26, 2004

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S312/902
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A storage box is suspended on side rails in such a manner that it can be slid along the length of the cargo compartment of a conventional pickup truck bed, conventional pickup truck bed with a camper shell or a cargo van. The storage box can be easily opened from the front or rear of the cargo bed. The top panel can be completely removed from the storage box while it is held in a confined space with limited headroom.

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